Category Archives: Training Up a Child

Vintage Kettle: Fringe

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Hey friends. I promised a post today on intentional community. You won’t be getting it today. For now I’m planning on posting it Thursday. Everything is fine here, just a tiring weekend that didn’t get the memo about the blog post … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Faith, Friendship, Intentional Community, Parenting, Training Up a Child | 2 Comments

K’NEX, Barbie and the tension of true feminism

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

My name is David, and I’m a feminist. And before you ask, Yes, you can have a penis and be a feminist. Feminism isn’t about hating men or claiming women are better, but about seeking the flourishing of both genders … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Parenting, Toys and Games, Training Up a Child | 9 Comments

Little Ladies Growing Up

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

My daughter watched Little Women for the first time last month, and loved it, but it messed with her. You see, Beth dies. Little Women tells the story of the March family of Concord, Massachusetts, during and after the Civil War. … Continue reading →

Posted in Conversations with Yosi, Movies, Parenting, Pop Culture, Training Up a Child | 2 Comments

In defense of Christmas, part 3

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

I’ve been writing my defense of Christmas this week, making the case that nearly every evangelical church is an emergent church for one month out of the year. You can read the first two entries below, and you can tell … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Faith, Holidays, Parenting, Training Up a Child | 4 Comments

Vintage Kettle: Snow Angel

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

I posted this last December and I’m sharing it with you again because, when it comes right down to it, I’m a generous guy. You’re welcome. ~~~~~~ My three year old daughter’s favorite song is about death and war. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Parenting, Training Up a Child | 3 Comments

Guest Post: On how to teach our children about Jesus

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

I am deeply honored today to share with you a post from my friend Emily Wierenga. Emily’s writing is at times ethereal and at times heartbreaking, but always true, and it serves to nudge the reader toward a quiet heart, eyes … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Guest Posts, Parenting, Training Up a Child | 26 Comments

A list of things I want my daughter to know

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

My daughter is four years old. Pretty soon now she’ll be eighteen. Last week I mentioned that I’ve been thinking a lot about the things I want her to know as she goes through adolescence and prepares to leave home. … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Parenting, Training Up a Child | 15 Comments

So let us know

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

He hath shown thee, o man, what is good; and what hath the Lord required of thee but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God? Seven years growing up in a small church that … Continue reading →

Posted in Extended Family, Faith, Parenting, The Bible, Training Up a Child | 4 Comments

Things I Want My Daughter to Know

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Shan wrote an excellent post last Thursday about struggling to figure out what it means to be a woman. In the post she talked about allowing her daughter to be who she wants to be, even if that means she likes girly … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Parenting, Training Up a Child | 8 Comments

St. Paul’s

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Lyndie and Yosi were in Virginia with family this past weekend, so I attended church alone. I walked a few blocks through the grey drizzle to the Epicopal church we visited a few weeks ago and sat near the back in the beautiful, … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Faith, Training Up a Child | 3 Comments